After a tenuous four-year relationship, EA and Marvel have dissolved their …

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EA has revealed that it has ended its partnership with Marvel, with no more games to be released from the arrangement. The two entertainment juggernauts began working together in 2004, and a year later released the poorly-received Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Development on another fighting game with Marvel characters had already begun at the Chicago studio, which was previously responsible for the Fight Night series. With the deal dissolved, along with the studio, the title has also been canceled.

Previous to the deal with EA, Marvel had worked with Capcom to develop the Marvel vs. Capcom series, which brought the two companies' universes together for a series of popular 2D fighters.

Athough it has yet to announce a new publishing partner, Marvel says that it will continue to make new games. A company spokesperson has said that the split from EA "will not affect Marvel's ongoing plans to release fighting games based on the Marvel properties in the future." If Marvel sticks with developing fighters, more Capcom crossovers are certainly possible. Sega is also working with many Marvel properties, including Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk. With the constant flow of Hollywood films based on Marvel properties, the brand is as popular as it has ever been.